CAP Purpose

Client assistance Program (CAP) 34 CFR 370

The purpose of this program is to establish and carry out CAPs

that--

(a) Advise and inform clients and client applicants of all services

and benefits available to them through programs authorized under the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Act), as amended;

(b) Assist and advocate for clients and client applicants in their

relationships with projects, programs, and community rehabilitation

programs providing services under the Act; and

(c) Inform individuals with disabilities in the State, especially

individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or

underserved by vocational rehabilitation programs, of the services and

benefits available to them under the Act and under title I of the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 732(a))